Controlling valve



May 22, 1945. P. K. SAUNDERS CONTROLLING VALVE Original Filed March 16, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l y 2,1945. p. K. SAUNDERS 2,376,387

CONTROLLING VALVE Original Filed March '16, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' Patented May 22, 1945 2,376,387 CONTROLLING VALVE Philip Keith Saunders, Mamaroneck, N. Y.

Application March Serial No. 434,939,

which is a division of application Serial No. 225,436, August 17, 1938, now Patent No.

2,290,251, dated July 21, 1942.

Divided and this application July 30, 1943, Serial No. 496,757. In Great Britain August 20, 1937 1 Claim.

This invention relates to fluid control valves for controlling the flow through the valve of liquids, gases, sludges and the like, of the type in which a. closure member is moved transversely across the bore of the valve. This application is a. division of application Serial No. 434,939, filed March 16, 1942, said last mentioned application being a division of application Serial No. 225,436,

filed August 17, 1938, now Patent 2,290,251, issued,

A further object is to provide such a valve with a closure member of rubber or other resilient material and to construct the valve in such a way that the surface of the closure member is not rubbed on or dragged across the surface of the bore but only moved normally to it while in contact with the bore.

A still further object is to provide an inexpensive, compact, robust and reliable valve from which satisfactory results will be obtained when controlling any kind of fluid.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists primarily of a valve body having a substantially straight through bore with a substantially fiat or continuously aligned (in the direction of the axis of the bore) wall on one side of the bore and a port in the other side of the bore, a resilient plug of cross section corresponding to the port and slidably mounted for movement through it, and valve operating means for moving the plug from a position retracted through the port leaving the bore substantially unimpeded to a position compressed against the opposite side of the bore and thereby expanded to seal both bore and port.

Usually the plug is cylindrical and of greater diameter than that of the bore and is slidably mounted Within a cylindrical chamber mounted transversely on the valve body so as to communicate with the #bore through the port. The chamber may be either integral with the valve body or a separate member.

The resilient plug is usually made of hard rubber having a hardness comparable with that of a soft wood such as deal, but in some cases may be composite and reinforced.

Actuation of the valve may be effected man ually by screw mechanism mounted in a domed cover or bonnet fitted to the top of the chamber accommodating the plug.

These and other features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is an elevation half in section of a valve in accordance with the invention. 1

Fig. 2 is another elevation half in section at right angles to that in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-III of Fig. 1.

The valve illustrated herein has a body I and a transverse cylindricalchamber 2 cast in one piece. The bore of the body merges gradually from circular cross section at the ends 3 to a circular cross section with flat sides at the points 4 where the bore enters a transverse cylindrical part 5 which is a continuation of the chamber 2.

The wall 6 of the bore opposite the chamber is flat. Thus along the centre line of the bore this wall is continuously aligned from one end of the body to the other. Conveniently the diameter of the chamber 2 isl fl times the diameter of the ends 3 of the bore.

The bore of the transverse chamber 2 is me.- chined and within this chamber is slidably mounted a cylindrical resilient plug 1 formed of a rubber compound having a hardness comparable with that of a soft wood such as deal. The plug is vulcanized to a metal cap with a suitably shaped depending and inwardly projecting flange 9 to secure it. This flange also projects outwardly at l0. A gland between the plug I and chamber 2 is formed by a packing I l consisting of three packing rings secured between this outwardly projecting flange l0 and an annular washer 2| which is held in position by a castellated nut I22 screwed on to a threaded :bos's l3 on nut. l2 has a boss I 4 which projects through the washer 2! so as to form a surface against which at least a part of the packing l I will abut.

On top of the chamber is attached a domed casing or bonnet l5 which carries the valve actuating gear. This bonnet l5 has a radial split l6 and is clamped in position upon the chamber by means of a tangential bolt I! which draws parts of the bonnet I 5 on the opposite sides of thesplit l6 together. This bolt I! also engages an external circumferential groove 15 in the chamber. "The bonnet l5 has an inwardly projecting flange l8 against which the top of the.

top of the cap 8. The

slightly beyond the her 2, and, therefore, provides which the washer II will abut, thus limiting movement of the plug 1 in the opening direction The plug 1 is moved transversely across the bore by means .of an externally threaded spindle l9 pivotally attached at 20 to the cap 8. spindle I9 is engaged by an internally threaded bush 22 which is rotatably mounted centrally in the top of the bonnet l and prevented from endwise movement thereto by an external collar 23 on its inner end between which and the bonnet ii there is a thrust race 24, and a hand wheel 25 keyed to its outer end. The spindle has flats 26 on opposite sides and is prevented from rotation relatively to the bonnet I5 by means of a keyin yoke 21 with an aperture 280i similar crosssection to that of the spindle l9 and having arms 2! which are secured in suitably diametrically opposite slots 30 in the bonnet l5.

In operation the plug may be fully retracted s that its end is flush with the wall of the bore of the valve body I surrounding the port communicating with the chamber 2. In this position the washer 2| securing the packing gland II will be pressed against the limiting flange l8 on the bonnet l5, thereby tightening the gland and relieving the load on the castellated nut II, which accordingly may be tightened by means of a suitable implement through a convenient aperinside surface of the chama shoulder against H securing the packing gland asvaasr ture 3| provided in the side of the bonnet ll. Due to the presence of the boss I l on the castellated nut l2 against which .part of the gland abuts, there is no danger, on account of vibration set up in the pipe, oi the not I: becoming loose when the valve is fully open.

To close the valve the hand wheel 25 is turned, so rotating the bush 22 and moving the spindle l9 in an axial direction and with it the plug 1. When the plug contacts with the flat wall 6 of the bore opposite the chamber further movement of the actuating wheel compresses the plug 1 axially and expands it radially, thus sealing the bore of the valve body I and at the same time expanding the part oi the plug 1 within the chamber 2 into contact with its wall and thus also sealing the port between the valve body i and chamber 2.

What I claim is:

In a fluid controlling valve, a valve body having a circular portion which is recessed, a circular bonnet adapted to carry the valve actuating mechanism, the bonnet having a radial split lip overlapping the cir-' the valve body, and a tanand a circumferential cular portion of gentialbolt which draws together the parts of the bonnet on opposite sides of the split and at the same time engages the recess in the circular portion of the valve body.

PHILIP KEITH SAUNDERS. 

